AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is now accepting applications for the 2013 Any-Deer (Antlerless) Permit Lottery.
Paper applications must be postmarked by July 26 or delivered in person to 284 State Street in Augusta before 5 p.m. on July 26
Online applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 15 and can be found by visiting www.mefishwildlife.com
It is free to apply for the lottery. The drawing will be held Sept. 9, and results will be posted on the department’s web site after 2 p.m.
A total of 46,710 any-deer permits will be issued in 16 wildlife management districts. It is bucks only in all other wildlife management districts.
Deer hunting season (firearms) begins with Youth Deer Hunting Day on Oct. 26. Youth hunters may take a buck statewide or an antlerless deer only in the wildlife management districts where any-deer permits will be issued this fall.
Maine Resident Only Day will be held on Nov. 2.
Deer hunting season (firearms) runs November 4- 30.
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